

Prisoner | Preview (Sky Atlantic)
Sky Original series Prisoner, starring Tahar Rahim (The Serpent, Un Prophète) and Izuka Hoyle (Boiling Point, Big Boys). Created and written by acclaimed writer Matt Charman (Hostage, Bridge of Spies,) and directed by BAFTA-winner Otto Bathurst (Peaky Blinders). Prisoner follows Amber (Hoyle), a principled young prison transport officer tasked with escorting Tibor (Rahim), a trained killer and high-value inmate, to court to testify against his elite crime syndicate. When thei


Making Life On Earth: Attenborough’s Greatest Adventure | Preview (BBC One)
In 1976, production began on David Attenborough's Life on Earth. No-one had ever attempted a natural history series on this scale before. This is the remarkable story behind one of the BBC’s most famous wildlife blockbusters. A three-year, hair-raising odyssey around the world, travelling to 40 countries, across a million miles, and filming over 600 species. Making Life on Earth: Attenborough’s Greatest Adventure goes behind-the-scenes on this ground-breaking landmark series,


For the Love of Dogs with Alison Hammond | Series 3 Preview (ITV1)
Alison Hammond is back helping furry friends find a new home as she returns to ITV for a third series of For the Love of Dogs with Alison Hammond. The six-part series will be back on ITV this spring, as Alison heads to Battersea Dogs and Cats Home to once again bring viewers heart-warming and inspiring stories from the residents. From high-energy pups needing a bit of training to senior residents looking for a quiet sofa, the new series promises the same blend of humour, tear


Dermot's Taste Of Ireland | Series 2 Preview (ITV1)
Television broadcaster Dermot O’Leary is returning to Ireland for a second series of Dermot O'Leary's Taste Of Ireland for ITV1 and ITVX. The five part series, made by Rock Oyster Media, will take the much-loved presenter back to his family roots in the Emerald Isle on a gastronomic tour, to discover the island of Ireland’s best kept delicious secrets. From traditional Irish stew to soda bread, fresh seafood, and boxty potato pancakes - Dermot will taste his way across the is


A Taste For Murder | Preview (ITV1)
Set amidst the steep cliffs and fast tides of Capri, A Taste for Murder features classic Italian cuisine as the main ingredient to each episode’s central murder mystery, revealing the power of food to foster connection, community, and healing after devastating loss. Warren Brown (The Responder, Trigger Point, Ten Pound Poms) stars as DCI Joe Mottram, a star detective with the Metropolitan police. After a personal tragedy, he retreats to Capri with his daughter to stay with hi


Celebs Go Dating | Series 15 Preview (E4)
The nation’s most famous dating agency is officially back in action as Celebs Go Dating returns to E4 for its landmark 15th series. Following a hugely successful run last year, which saw not one, but two celebrities find love, the agency doors are reopening to a brand-new line-up of famous faces, all ready to put their romantic lives on the line in the ultimate search for love. This series sees a fresh mix of personalities step into the agency, each hoping the experts can hel


PICKS OF THE WEEK: 27 APRIL-03 MAY 2026, WHAT TO WATCH THIS WEEK
Our picks of what to watch during the week ahead. BRIDGE OF LIES Monday, BBC One Ross Kemp presents the quiz show where a team of four – in this episode, friends Jean, Jan, Ginny and Delia – take on the Bridge of Lies. One by one, they all face the Bridge, choosing who faces each crossing depending on the question category. Each crossing has 32 potential steps, including 22 truths and ten lies. SECRET SERVICE Monday, ITV1 Suspenseful, timely, and cinematic, Secret Service f


Secret Service | Preview (ITV1)
Acclaimed award-winning actress Gemma Arterton leads the cast of ITV’s thrilling new espionage drama, Secret Service, adapted from the tense and topical novel by ITV News anchor Tom Bradby and produced by Potboiler Productions. Joining Gemma is an impressive ensemble cast featuring television, film and theatre actor Rafe Spall (The English, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom), Mark Stanley (Adolescence, Happy Valley), Alex Kingston (Douglas is Cancelled, Doctor Who), Roger Allam


Bradley & Barney Walsh: Breaking Dad | Series 7 Preview (ITV1)
Father-son duo Bradley and Barney Walsh are hitting the road again as they head down under for an epic Australian adventure in the seventh series of ITV’s Breaking Dad. In this brand-new six-part series, Bradley and Barney will take in the vast wilderness and coastal thrills of Australia and, as ever, Bradley won’t be getting the rest and relaxation he’s dreaming of. Barney has planned a packed itinerary full of adrenaline-rushing challenges designed to push his dad to the


Bridge Of Lies | Series 5 Preview (BBC One)
Ross Kemp presents the fifth series of the quiz show where teams of four take on the Bridge of Lies. One by one they all face the Bridge, choosing who faces each crossing depending on the question category. Each Bridge crossing has 32 potential steps, including 22 truths and 10 lies. They must cross the Bridge by stepping on the truths and avoiding the lies, earning money for each correct answer. Step on a lie and the Bridge will half their money, step on three lies and they


The Salisbury Poisonings | Preview (Channel 4)
Channel 4 has commissioned Wonderhood Studios, the production company behind Channel 4’s Bafta nominated Evacuation, to produce a landmark premium factual series which tells the definitive story of the Salisbury Poisonings. Wonderhood has been developing the series on the Salisbury Poisonings for over a year, securing access to major stakeholders and services and the key individuals involved. The series was developed by Tom Garton, Louise Kentleton, Henry Longden and Kate Q


Virgin Island | Series 2 Preview (Channel 4)
The groundbreaking and heartwarming series follows 12 adult virgins, as they travel to a luxury Mediterranean retreat to embark on a unique course in intimacy, to see if it can help them overcome the fears that are holding them back. This warm, authentic and thought-provoking series explores these issues as some of the world’s leading sexologists take the twelve courageous virgins on a unique, hands-on programme, to help them take their first steps towards sex and intimacy.


BRITAIN'S GOT TALENT: THIS WEEK'S SEMI-FINALISTS AND GUEST PERFORMER REVEALED
Britain’s Got Talent makes a triumphant return to the stage as judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and KSI reunite with hosts Ant & Dec in the search for Britain’s next talented superstar... and it’s set to be a golden year. Contestants will be dreaming of a Golden Buzzer that gives them an automatic place in the live final and hoping to avoid the dreaded red buzzers which could put an end to their journey. SEMI-FINAL 1 Anastasiia & Salsa, Dog dancing duo Celtic


GIANT EXITS GLADIATORS ARENA AFTER THREE SERIES: "THIS WASN'T A DECISION I MADE"
Gladiators star Jamie Bigg, known by his Gladiator name Giant, is leaving the BBC show after three series - saying "this wasn't a decision I made." Posting to Instagram, Bigg said: "To my Gladiator family. I want to tell you all that I won’t be coming back for season 4 of the TV show. Being a Gladiator has been one of the greatest honours of my life. Stepping into that arena, hearing the crowd, representing strength, resilience and being a role model… that’s something I’ll ca


HOUSE OF GUINNESS CONFIRMED FOR SECOND SERIES ON NETFLIX, FILMING TO BEGIN EARLY 2027
EXCLUSIVE House Of Guinness will officially return to Netflix for a second series. TV Zone understands filming is due to commence in early 2027 with the show currently in pre-production preparation. From acclaimed writer Steven Knight which tells the story of one of Europe's most famous and enduring dynasties - The Guinness Family. Set in 19th-century Dublin and New York, will focus on the consequences of the death of Benjamin Guinness, the man responsible for the extraordina


BBC TO PILOT 'INNOVATIVE' STUDIO-BASED GAMESHOW AS EXPECTATION AND PLEGAZOID WIN TENDER PROCESS
The BBC and NBCUniversal are pleased to announce that following a highly competitive process a coproduction from Expectation and Plegazoid has emerged as the successful candidate for the brand-new unscripted format development opportunity with an innovative and compelling twist on a studio-based gameshow. The two broadcasters are once again joining forces to seek out the next global unscripted hit format, building on the groundbreaking phenomenon of The Traitors and the succe


WOULD YOU RATHER: CAST OF CONTENT CREATORS TAKING PART IN NEW PRIME VIDEO SERIES HOSTED BY ROMESH RANGANATHAN REVEALED
Romesh Ranganathan is to host a new comedy reality series, Would You Rather: Decide To Survive, for Prime Video. The new series will launch this June. Hosted by Ranganathan, this game show sees two teams of familiar faces compete in hilarious challenges based on ‘Would You Rather’ decisions. These three simple words decide everything from what they eat to who they send home. One by one, the players will be eliminated until we have our Would You Rather: Decide To Survive champ


JOEL DOMMETT CONFIRMED TO HOST 2026 NATIONAL TELEVISION AWARDS FOR SIXTH TIME
Britain’s most popular TV awards, voted for entirely by the public, are back this autumn. For over three decades, the public-voted National Television Awards have been the ultimate vox pop of the TV-watching nation. Hosted for the sixth year by the ebullient Joel Dommett, the star-studded event will be held on 8th September 2026 at The O2 London and broadcast live on ITV1, ITVX, STV and STV Player.


THE DARK: FIRST LOOK AT NEW ITV SIX-PART THRILLER BASED ON GR HALLIDAY NOVEL
ITV’s upcoming six-part series, The Dark, based upon GR Halliday’s debut novel, From the Shadows, announces a line up stellar talent; Laura Donnelly (The Nevers, Sugar), as Scottish Detective Monica Kennedy, is joined by Mark Rowley (Trigger Point, Karen Pirie) as Detective Connor Crawford. Emun Elliott (The Gold, Sexy Beast), plays local Barclay Adams, with Helen Baxendale (Noughts + Crosses, Cuckoo) as Bethany, parents who are scarred by their past and aren’t pleased to see


ADULTERY: FIRST LOOK AT NEW ITV DRAMA STARRING DOMINIC COOPER AND ROMOLA GARAI
Dominic Cooper and Romola Garai, who recently won an Olivier Award for her performance in The Years, will lead the cast in new captivating scandalous romance drama, Adultery, written and created by BAFTA-award winning writer Danny Brocklehurst (Fool Me Once, Brassic). Produced by Poison Pen Studios (part of ITV Studios) for ITV and STV, the six-part series has started filming in and around Manchester this week. Dominic Cooper (Preacher, The Devil's Double) and Romola Garai


BBC UNVEILS LOCAL ELECTIONS PRESENTING LINE-UP AND COVERAGE PLANS
Laura Kuenssberg and Sophie Raworth, along with BBC political editor Chris Mason, will be joined by a host of well-known BBC broadcasters for the network news results coverage of the most significant set of elections since the 2024 general election. With the new era of multi-party politics upon us, ‘Mega May’ – the three sets of elections in Wales, Scotland and England on Thursday 7 May – could see a redrawing of Britain’s political map. BBC News is uniquely placed to bring a


COMMITTED: CASTING ANNOUNCED FOR NEW BBC ROMATIC COMEDY SERIES STARRING DUSTIN MILLIGAN
BBC Northern Ireland and CBC today announced the greenlight of new original comedy series Committed, starring Dustin Milligan (Schitt’s Creek, Hot Frosty) and Diona Doherty (Derry Girls, Blue Lights). The series follows Canadian Peter Hooley (Milligan), a recently divorced accountant, who falls head over heels for Northern Ireland woman Julie Johnston (Doherty) after a whirlwind weekend in Toronto, and crosses the Atlantic to declare his love, only to discover he's landed in


CALIFORNIA AVENUE: FIRST LOOK AT NEW BBC DRAMA STARRING BILL NIGHY AND HELENA BONHAM CARTER
First-look pictures have been released of California Avenue, a new drama from BAFTA Award-winning writer and director Hugo Blick (The English, The Honourable Woman, Marion and Geoff) for BBC iPlayer and BBC One. The series features a stellar cast of Bill Nighy (Living, About Time), Helena Bonham Carter (The Crown, Nolly), Erin Doherty (The Crown, Adolescence) and Tom Burke (Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, The Souvenir), who are joined by Kate Robbins (After Life, Unforgotten), Paul


GOGGLEBOX: SHOWS FEATURING ON THIS WEEK'S EPISODE REVEALED, FRIDAY 24th APRIL 2026
Britain's sharpest armchair critics are back to share more of their insightful and passionate takes on the week's biggest and best shows. Each episode is filmed over the previous seven days, covering that week’s TV and news highlights. In each household, Gogglebox will capture their instant reactions, love/hate relationships and fierce debates on the best and worst television shows of the past week – all from the comfort of their sofas. From the Saturday night juggernauts
























































